USATF Certified recently! Conquer The Mountain Half Marathon. Proceeds from Conquer The Mountain Half Marathon will be donated to Smoky Mountain Pregnancy Care Center: www.smpcc.org. Funds will be used towards medical needs of the SMPCC clinics and other needs to help continue their services to the communities of WNC.

Couched in fine print, this “good cause” is a pro-life group, advocating a partisan political agenda. They should be upfront about that agenda since the subtlety in their mission statement obscures that fact. All runners should be made aware of where there hard earned money is headed.

As soon as I saw where the money was going, I browsed the site and have no problem with donating to pregnancy care. Pro life or not, the “agenda” of this organization appears to be offering compassion and care to anyone who needs it. I’m running the race and glad to know my money is going to this cause.

Kitty GaloreNovember 2, 2018

That’s your choice and that’s fine. I was just making the statement that this organization should not try to obscure the main purpose of the center which might bypass someone’s understanding if they were not reading with intent and mindfulness. The center’s mission statement is obscure for a reason and that is because they expect people to read it at face value. What do they have to be afraid of?